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 2013-08-05 3:29 PM in reply to: austhokie |
Pro  5761     Bartlett, TN |  Subject: RE: Favorite family read-aloud booksWe are starting a family night Bible reading with our kids. Also going to work on scripture memory! |
| 2013-08-05 3:38 PM in reply to: austhokie |
Regular 5477 LHOTP | Subject: RE: Favorite family read-aloud books Originally posted by austhokie Originally posted by switch no problem - i'm a total audiobook junkie - if I come across anything that could be interesting i'll let you know I loved the audio book of Calpulnia Tate - the narrator is a favorite of mine you could try Moon Over Manifest - by Clare Vanderpool - it is set in Kansas in the 1950's with flashbacks to the 1930's/1940's - it was a Newberry Award Nominee (IIRC) so aimed for the younger audience - I have a review of it somewhere Originally posted by austhokie Originally posted by switch since you mentioned audiobooks - have you heard about the YA Sync Literature program? it is winding down for the summer - but each year they do like an 8 week period where they pair a current newer release with a classic for free download - I've gotten some good ones this way - they are more towards the older YA side for the most part - but something to keep your eye on maybe Originally posted by ebshot We haven't read any of these yet :) Tell me more about 39 Clues for Quick and Easy Listening; what kind of book is that?We like to listen to books on trips as well. Even the dogs like to hear the stories! We have all liked: No, I haven't heard of this. Thank you! Awesome:) The Calpurnia narrator was awesome! Moon over Manifest sounds like it would be right up our alley. Thanks again:) |
| 2013-08-05 3:42 PM in reply to: jford2309 |
Regular 5477 LHOTP | Subject: RE: Favorite family read-aloud books Originally posted by jford2309 We are starting a family night Bible reading with our kids. Also going to work on scripture memory! Cool. We've read a lot of Bible stories to our kids, even though we're atheists. We've talked about doing a Bible study when they get a little older. I think that would be really interesting. We have also read a lot of Native American and Greek and Roman mythology stories as well. The kids really love all of them :)
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| 2013-08-05 5:46 PM in reply to: switch |
1159 | Subject: RE: Favorite family read-aloud books Originally posted by switch Originally posted by austhokie Originally posted by switch no problem - i'm a total audiobook junkie - if I come across anything that could be interesting i'll let you know I loved the audio book of Calpulnia Tate - the narrator is a favorite of mine you could try Moon Over Manifest - by Clare Vanderpool - it is set in Kansas in the 1950's with flashbacks to the 1930's/1940's - it was a Newberry Award Nominee (IIRC) so aimed for the younger audience - I have a review of it somewhere Originally posted by austhokie Originally posted by switch since you mentioned audiobooks - have you heard about the YA Sync Literature program? it is winding down for the summer - but each year they do like an 8 week period where they pair a current newer release with a classic for free download - I've gotten some good ones this way - they are more towards the older YA side for the most part - but something to keep your eye on maybe Originally posted by ebshot We haven't read any of these yet We like to listen to books on trips as well. Even the dogs like to hear the stories! We have all liked:  Tell me more about 39 Clues for Quick and Easy Listening; what kind of book is that?No, I haven't heard of this. Thank you! Awesome The Calpurnia narrator was awesome! Moon over Manifest sounds like it would be right up our alley. Thanks again if you like Moon Over Manifest - she also has one called Navigating Early - but I didn't enjoy it as much - it almost felt forced in the writing in places (I don't know if that makes sense or not...) I love this website for finding out similar authors - http://www.literature-map.com/- type in the authors name and you'll get a list of similar ones - the closer the name to the center, the more in common they are |
| 2013-08-05 7:20 PM in reply to: austhokie |
Regular 5477 LHOTP | Subject: RE: Favorite family read-aloud books Originally posted by austhokie Originally posted by switch if you like Moon Over Manifest - she also has one called Navigating Early - but I didn't enjoy it as much - it almost felt forced in the writing in places (I don't know if that makes sense or not...) I love this website for finding out similar authors - http://www.literature-map.com/- type in the authors name and you'll get a list of similar ones - the closer the name to the center, the more in common they are Originally posted by austhokie Originally posted by switch no problem - i'm a total audiobook junkie - if I come across anything that could be interesting i'll let you know I loved the audio book of Calpulnia Tate - the narrator is a favorite of mine you could try Moon Over Manifest - by Clare Vanderpool - it is set in Kansas in the 1950's with flashbacks to the 1930's/1940's - it was a Newberry Award Nominee (IIRC) so aimed for the younger audience - I have a review of it somewhere Originally posted by austhokie Originally posted by switch since you mentioned audiobooks - have you heard about the YA Sync Literature program? it is winding down for the summer - but each year they do like an 8 week period where they pair a current newer release with a classic for free download - I've gotten some good ones this way - they are more towards the older YA side for the most part - but something to keep your eye on maybe Originally posted by ebshot We haven't read any of these yet :) Tell me more about 39 Clues for Quick and Easy Listening; what kind of book is that?We like to listen to books on trips as well. Even the dogs like to hear the stories! We have all liked: No, I haven't heard of this. Thank you! Awesome:) The Calpurnia narrator was awesome! Moon over Manifest sounds like it would be right up our alley. Thanks again:) The idea of forced writing totally makes sense, and I hate it too. I just spent a half an hour playing with that site--too cool! A couple of authors of YA I typed in, had lots of very close names that I didn't recognize, which is (and, yes, I realize how dorky this sounds) very exciting. Finding a new author to love is delicious:) Jeez, I want to send you a handwritten thank you for all your cool suggestions. |
| 2013-08-05 8:20 PM in reply to: switch |
| 1159 | Subject: RE: Favorite family read-aloud books Originally posted by switch Originally posted by austhokie Originally posted by switch if you like Moon Over Manifest - she also has one called Navigating Early - but I didn't enjoy it as much - it almost felt forced in the writing in places (I don't know if that makes sense or not...) I love this website for finding out similar authors - http://www.literature-map.com/- type in the authors name and you'll get a list of similar ones - the closer the name to the center, the more in common they are Originally posted by austhokie Originally posted by switch no problem - i'm a total audiobook junkie - if I come across anything that could be interesting i'll let you know I loved the audio book of Calpulnia Tate - the narrator is a favorite of mine you could try Moon Over Manifest - by Clare Vanderpool - it is set in Kansas in the 1950's with flashbacks to the 1930's/1940's - it was a Newberry Award Nominee (IIRC) so aimed for the younger audience - I have a review of it somewhere Originally posted by austhokie Originally posted by switch since you mentioned audiobooks - have you heard about the YA Sync Literature program? it is winding down for the summer - but each year they do like an 8 week period where they pair a current newer release with a classic for free download - I've gotten some good ones this way - they are more towards the older YA side for the most part - but something to keep your eye on maybe Originally posted by ebshot We haven't read any of these yet We like to listen to books on trips as well. Even the dogs like to hear the stories! We have all liked: Tell me more about 39 Clues for Quick and Easy Listening; what kind of book is that?No, I haven't heard of this. Thank you! Awesome The Calpurnia narrator was awesome! Moon over Manifest sounds like it would be right up our alley. Thanks again The idea of forced writing totally makes sense, and I hate it too. I just spent a half an hour playing with that site--too cool! A couple of authors of YA I typed in, had lots of very close names that I didn't recognize, which is (and, yes, I realize how dorky this sounds) very exciting. Finding a new author to love is delicious Jeez, I want to send you a handwritten thank you for all your cool suggestions. I probably shouldn't introduce you to the crack that is goodreads.com then...if you found literature-map to be a time suck...lol  |
| 2013-08-05 8:42 PM in reply to: switch |
| Subject: RE: Favorite family read-aloud books I have fond memories of story time with my Mom, but I'm too old to recall specific books of my youth & I don't have kids of my own yet. I will say in addition to the normal days when she read books, we always enjoyed the occasional day when my Mom would pull out her deck of situational (lateral) puzzle cards and have us try to solve them. I'm not sure if 6 is too young (a lot of the more "famous" puzzles seem to deal with death in one way or another), but there are some that could be age appropriate: the carrot, coal, and scarf; Heaven (how can you pick Adam & Eve out of a crowd); how could 2 sons be born within an hour on the same exact day & not be twins; 3 light bulbs in a room; etc. Not sure if this helps at all...just thought I'd give another idea. |
| 2013-08-06 6:14 AM in reply to: Boilermaker |
Regular 5477 LHOTP | Subject: RE: Favorite family read-aloud books Originally posted by Boilermaker I have fond memories of story time with my Mom, but I'm too old to recall specific books of my youth & I don't have kids of my own yet. I will say in addition to the normal days when she read books, we always enjoyed the occasional day when my Mom would pull out her deck of situational (lateral) puzzle cards and have us try to solve them. I'm not sure if 6 is too young (a lot of the more "famous" puzzles seem to deal with death in one way or another), but there are some that could be age appropriate: the carrot, coal, and scarf; Heaven (how can you pick Adam & Eve out of a crowd); how could 2 sons be born within an hour on the same exact day & not be twins; 3 light bulbs in a room; etc. Not sure if this helps at all...just thought I'd give another idea. I think we are just approaching the age where the kids could do these, and I think they will love them. Good idea :) |
| 2013-08-06 6:16 AM in reply to: austhokie |
Regular 5477 LHOTP | Subject: RE: Favorite family read-aloud books Originally posted by austhokie Originally posted by switch Originally posted by austhokie Originally posted by switch if you like Moon Over Manifest - she also has one called Navigating Early - but I didn't enjoy it as much - it almost felt forced in the writing in places (I don't know if that makes sense or not...) I love this website for finding out similar authors - http://www.literature-map.com/- type in the authors name and you'll get a list of similar ones - the closer the name to the center, the more in common they are Originally posted by austhokie Originally posted by switch no problem - i'm a total audiobook junkie - if I come across anything that could be interesting i'll let you know I loved the audio book of Calpulnia Tate - the narrator is a favorite of mine you could try Moon Over Manifest - by Clare Vanderpool - it is set in Kansas in the 1950's with flashbacks to the 1930's/1940's - it was a Newberry Award Nominee (IIRC) so aimed for the younger audience - I have a review of it somewhere Originally posted by austhokie Originally posted by switch since you mentioned audiobooks - have you heard about the YA Sync Literature program? it is winding down for the summer - but each year they do like an 8 week period where they pair a current newer release with a classic for free download - I've gotten some good ones this way - they are more towards the older YA side for the most part - but something to keep your eye on maybe Originally posted by ebshot We haven't read any of these yet :) Tell me more about 39 Clues for Quick and Easy Listening; what kind of book is that?We like to listen to books on trips as well. Even the dogs like to hear the stories! We have all liked: No, I haven't heard of this. Thank you! Awesome:) The Calpurnia narrator was awesome! Moon over Manifest sounds like it would be right up our alley. Thanks again:) The idea of forced writing totally makes sense, and I hate it too. I just spent a half an hour playing with that site--too cool! A couple of authors of YA I typed in, had lots of very close names that I didn't recognize, which is (and, yes, I realize how dorky this sounds) very exciting. Finding a new author to love is delicious:) Jeez, I want to send you a handwritten thank you for all your cool suggestions. I probably shouldn't introduce you to the crack that is goodreads.com then...if you found literature-map to be a time suck...lol ;) Our quotes got jacked, lol. I am not even going to look at goodreads until the weekend, woman! What are you trying to to me? ;) |
| 2013-08-06 7:16 AM in reply to: 0 |
| 1159 | Subject: RE: Favorite family read-aloud books Originally posted by switch Originally posted by austhokie Originally posted by switch Originally posted by austhokie Originally posted by switch if you like Moon Over Manifest - she also has one called Navigating Early - but I didn't enjoy it as much - it almost felt forced in the writing in places (I don't know if that makes sense or not...) I love this website for finding out similar authors - http://www.literature-map.com/- type in the authors name and you'll get a list of similar ones - the closer the name to the center, the more in common they are Originally posted by austhokie Originally posted by switch no problem - i'm a total audiobook junkie - if I come across anything that could be interesting i'll let you know I loved the audio book of Calpulnia Tate - the narrator is a favorite of mine you could try Moon Over Manifest - by Clare Vanderpool - it is set in Kansas in the 1950's with flashbacks to the 1930's/1940's - it was a Newberry Award Nominee (IIRC) so aimed for the younger audience - I have a review of it somewhere Originally posted by austhokie Originally posted by switch since you mentioned audiobooks - have you heard about the YA Sync Literature program? it is winding down for the summer - but each year they do like an 8 week period where they pair a current newer release with a classic for free download - I've gotten some good ones this way - they are more towards the older YA side for the most part - but something to keep your eye on maybe Originally posted by ebshot We haven't read any of these yet We like to listen to books on trips as well. Even the dogs like to hear the stories! We have all liked: Tell me more about 39 Clues for Quick and Easy Listening; what kind of book is that?No, I haven't heard of this. Thank you! Awesome The Calpurnia narrator was awesome! Moon over Manifest sounds like it would be right up our alley. Thanks again The idea of forced writing totally makes sense, and I hate it too. I just spent a half an hour playing with that site--too cool! A couple of authors of YA I typed in, had lots of very close names that I didn't recognize, which is (and, yes, I realize how dorky this sounds) very exciting. Finding a new author to love is delicious Jeez, I want to send you a handwritten thank you for all your cool suggestions. I probably shouldn't introduce you to the crack that is goodreads.com then...if you found literature-map to be a time suck...lol Our quotes got jacked, lol. I am not even going to look at goodreads until the weekend, woman! What are you trying to to me? just sharin' the love I haven't read this one, but saw it in Bookpage last night - Prisoner 88 - Leah Pileggi Description: Based on a true story, Prisoner 88 is the story of ten-year-old Jake, sent to the Old Idaho Penitentiary in 1885 to serve a five-year sentence for manslaughter. Issues of racism, justice, literacy, and frontier life inform James’s story, with a compelling first-person voice that instantly transports the reader to the 19th-century American West. Edited by austhokie 2013-08-06 7:19 AM |
| 2013-08-06 8:06 AM in reply to: austhokie |
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| 2013-08-06 11:22 AM in reply to: austhokie |
Regular 5477 LHOTP | Subject: RE: Favorite family read-aloud books Originally posted by austhokie Originally posted by switch just sharin' the love ;) I haven't read this one, but saw it in Bookpage last night - Prisoner 88 - Leah Pileggi Description: Based on a true story, Prisoner 88 is the story of ten-year-old Jake, sent to the Old Idaho Penitentiary in 1885 to serve a five-year sentence for manslaughter. Issues of racism, justice, literacy, and frontier life inform James’s story, with a compelling first-person voice that instantly transports the reader to the 19th-century American West. Originally posted by austhokie Originally posted by switch Originally posted by austhokie Originally posted by switch if you like Moon Over Manifest - she also has one called Navigating Early - but I didn't enjoy it as much - it almost felt forced in the writing in places (I don't know if that makes sense or not...) I love this website for finding out similar authors - http://www.literature-map.com/- type in the authors name and you'll get a list of similar ones - the closer the name to the center, the more in common they are Originally posted by austhokie Originally posted by switch no problem - i'm a total audiobook junkie - if I come across anything that could be interesting i'll let you know I loved the audio book of Calpulnia Tate - the narrator is a favorite of mine you could try Moon Over Manifest - by Clare Vanderpool - it is set in Kansas in the 1950's with flashbacks to the 1930's/1940's - it was a Newberry Award Nominee (IIRC) so aimed for the younger audience - I have a review of it somewhere Originally posted by austhokie Originally posted by switch since you mentioned audiobooks - have you heard about the YA Sync Literature program? it is winding down for the summer - but each year they do like an 8 week period where they pair a current newer release with a classic for free download - I've gotten some good ones this way - they are more towards the older YA side for the most part - but something to keep your eye on maybe Originally posted by ebshot We haven't read any of these yet :) Tell me more about 39 Clues for Quick and Easy Listening; what kind of book is that?We like to listen to books on trips as well. Even the dogs like to hear the stories! We have all liked: No, I haven't heard of this. Thank you! Awesome:) The Calpurnia narrator was awesome! Moon over Manifest sounds like it would be right up our alley. Thanks again:) The idea of forced writing totally makes sense, and I hate it too. I just spent a half an hour playing with that site--too cool! A couple of authors of YA I typed in, had lots of very close names that I didn't recognize, which is (and, yes, I realize how dorky this sounds) very exciting. Finding a new author to love is delicious:) Jeez, I want to send you a handwritten thank you for all your cool suggestions. I probably shouldn't introduce you to the crack that is goodreads.com then...if you found literature-map to be a time suck...lol ;) Our quotes got jacked, lol. I am not even going to look at goodreads until the weekend, woman! What are you trying to to me? ;) This sounds perfect for our family. You are so good! ----- What's up GottaSki? Wind in the Willows is a great book. We haven't read it with the kids yet. It's on the list! |
| 2013-08-06 12:13 PM in reply to: switch |
Expert 1951 | Subject: RE: Favorite family read-aloud books Originally posted by switch Originally posted by jford2309 We are starting a family night Bible reading with our kids. Also going to work on scripture memory! Cool. We've read a lot of Bible stories to our kids, even though we're atheists. We've talked about doing a Bible study when they get a little older. I think that would be really interesting. We have also read a lot of Native American and Greek and Roman mythology stories as well. The kids really love all of them
Now that my son is hitting middle school I am teaching him the elements of "mindfulness". A church I went to in college, back when I was a super fundamentalist christian, had a book of the Bible competition. Those kids memorized long blocks of scripture, and I thought that was cool. |
| 2013-08-06 12:32 PM in reply to: switch |
| 1159 | Subject: RE: Favorite family read-aloud books Originally posted by switch Originally posted by austhokie Originally posted by switch just sharin' the love Originally posted by austhokie Originally posted by switch Originally posted by austhokie Originally posted by switch if you like Moon Over Manifest - she also has one called Navigating Early - but I didn't enjoy it as much - it almost felt forced in the writing in places (I don't know if that makes sense or not...) I love this website for finding out similar authors - http://www.literature-map.com/- type in the authors name and you'll get a list of similar ones - the closer the name to the center, the more in common they are Originally posted by austhokie Originally posted by switch no problem - i'm a total audiobook junkie - if I come across anything that could be interesting i'll let you know I loved the audio book of Calpulnia Tate - the narrator is a favorite of mine you could try Moon Over Manifest - by Clare Vanderpool - it is set in Kansas in the 1950's with flashbacks to the 1930's/1940's - it was a Newberry Award Nominee (IIRC) so aimed for the younger audience - I have a review of it somewhere Originally posted by austhokie Originally posted by switch since you mentioned audiobooks - have you heard about the YA Sync Literature program? it is winding down for the summer - but each year they do like an 8 week period where they pair a current newer release with a classic for free download - I've gotten some good ones this way - they are more towards the older YA side for the most part - but something to keep your eye on maybe Originally posted by ebshot We haven't read any of these yet We like to listen to books on trips as well. Even the dogs like to hear the stories! We have all liked: Tell me more about 39 Clues for Quick and Easy Listening; what kind of book is that?No, I haven't heard of this. Thank you! Awesome The Calpurnia narrator was awesome! Moon over Manifest sounds like it would be right up our alley. Thanks again The idea of forced writing totally makes sense, and I hate it too. I just spent a half an hour playing with that site--too cool! A couple of authors of YA I typed in, had lots of very close names that I didn't recognize, which is (and, yes, I realize how dorky this sounds) very exciting. Finding a new author to love is delicious Jeez, I want to send you a handwritten thank you for all your cool suggestions. I probably shouldn't introduce you to the crack that is goodreads.com then...if you found literature-map to be a time suck...lol Our quotes got jacked, lol. I am not even going to look at goodreads until the weekend, woman! What are you trying to to me? I haven't read this one, but saw it in Bookpage last night - Prisoner 88 - Leah Pileggi Description: Based on a true story, Prisoner 88 is the story of ten-year-old Jake, sent to the Old Idaho Penitentiary in 1885 to serve a five-year sentence for manslaughter. Issues of racism, justice, literacy, and frontier life inform James’s story, with a compelling first-person voice that instantly transports the reader to the 19th-century American West. This sounds perfect for our family. You are so good! ----- What's up GottaSki? Wind in the Willows is a great book. We haven't read it with the kids yet. It's on the list! last one for now going back to audiobooks - here is the link to the 10th week of the YA sync lit program - this week is the classic Sherlock Holmes and then a young Sherlock rendition - http://www.audiobooksync.com/- they are free to download until Thursday (I think) |
| 2013-08-07 8:12 AM in reply to: switch |
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| 2013-08-07 8:18 AM in reply to: GottaSki |
| 1159 | Subject: RE: Favorite family read-aloud books Originally posted by GottaSki Cool topic Wind in the Willows is one of my relavant favorites i'll admit that I've neglected my reading of classics over the years, Wind in the Willows included...but I joined an online group devoted to reading Dead Writers and given myself a challenge of 50 classics in 5 years - right now, I am just starting The Count of Monte Cristo; and doing a side read of all the Anne of Green Gables books |
| 2013-08-07 10:15 AM in reply to: GottaSki |
Regular 5477 LHOTP | Subject: RE: Favorite family read-aloud books Originally posted by GottaSki Haha...of course you are!Livin the dream, indeed:)Originally posted by switchWhat's up GottaSki? Livin the dream Switch! How 'bout you? |
| 2013-08-07 10:20 AM in reply to: austhokie |
Regular 5477 LHOTP | Subject: RE: Favorite family read-aloud books Originally posted by austhokie Originally posted by GottaSki Cool topic Wind in the Willows is one of my relavant favorites i'll admit that I've neglected my reading of classics over the years, Wind in the Willows included...but I joined an online group devoted to reading Dead Writers and given myself a challenge of 50 classics in 5 years - right now, I am just starting The Count of Monte Cristo; and doing a side read of all the Anne of Green Gables books There are so, so many classics I have yet to read. I should make a list like that, but many are still above my kids' heads, and I find I don't do a lot of reading outside of tri related stuff, work stuff, and read-aloud to the kids. We have read Anne of Green Gables though, and loved it! The PBS mini-series is pretty great. |
| 2013-08-07 10:45 AM in reply to: switch |
| 1159 | Subject: RE: Favorite family read-aloud books Originally posted by switch Originally posted by austhokie Originally posted by GottaSki Cool topic Wind in the Willows is one of my relavant favorites i'll admit that I've neglected my reading of classics over the years, Wind in the Willows included...but I joined an online group devoted to reading Dead Writers and given myself a challenge of 50 classics in 5 years - right now, I am just starting The Count of Monte Cristo; and doing a side read of all the Anne of Green Gables books There are so, so many classics I have yet to read. I should make a list like that, but many are still above my kids' heads, and I find I don't do a lot of reading outside of tri related stuff, work stuff, and read-aloud to the kids. We have read Anne of Green Gables though, and loved it! The PBS mini-series is pretty great. I dorked out on the AoGG movies a couple of weekends ago - they did the ones from the 1980's - AofGG, AofGG the Sequel, then the continuing story - I'd forgotten how much I loved them I think next year we are doing a year of CS Lewis - so all the Narnia books, then his sci-fi trilogy and a few of his religious NF this is the group i'm doing the classics challenge though - theclassicsclubblog.wordpress.com/ |
| 2013-08-07 10:49 AM in reply to: austhokie |
Regular 5477 LHOTP | Subject: RE: Favorite family read-aloud books Originally posted by austhokie Originally posted by switch I dorked out on the AoGG movies a couple of weekends ago - they did the ones from the 1980's - AofGG, AofGG the Sequel, then the continuing story - I'd forgotten how much I loved them I think next year we are doing a year of CS Lewis - so all the Narnia books, then his sci-fi trilogy and a few of his religious NF this is the group i'm doing the classics challenge though - theclassicsclubblog.wordpress.com/ Originally posted by austhokie Originally posted by GottaSki Cool topic Wind in the Willows is one of my relavant favorites i'll admit that I've neglected my reading of classics over the years, Wind in the Willows included...but I joined an online group devoted to reading Dead Writers and given myself a challenge of 50 classics in 5 years - right now, I am just starting The Count of Monte Cristo; and doing a side read of all the Anne of Green Gables books There are so, so many classics I have yet to read. I should make a list like that, but many are still above my kids' heads, and I find I don't do a lot of reading outside of tri related stuff, work stuff, and read-aloud to the kids. We have read Anne of Green Gables though, and loved it! The PBS mini-series is pretty great. Oooooooohhhhh...aaaaaaaahhhhh...a year of CS Lewis :) Awesome! I did not know about the AoGG sequel or the continuing story. I think we may need to be separated;) |
| 2013-08-07 11:31 AM in reply to: switch |
| 1159 | Subject: RE: Favorite family read-aloud books Originally posted by switch Originally posted by austhokie Originally posted by switch I dorked out on the AoGG movies a couple of weekends ago - they did the ones from the 1980's - AofGG, AofGG the Sequel, then the continuing story - I'd forgotten how much I loved them I think next year we are doing a year of CS Lewis - so all the Narnia books, then his sci-fi trilogy and a few of his religious NF this is the group i'm doing the classics challenge though - theclassicsclubblog.wordpress.com/ Originally posted by austhokie Originally posted by GottaSki Cool topic Wind in the Willows is one of my relavant favorites i'll admit that I've neglected my reading of classics over the years, Wind in the Willows included...but I joined an online group devoted to reading Dead Writers and given myself a challenge of 50 classics in 5 years - right now, I am just starting The Count of Monte Cristo; and doing a side read of all the Anne of Green Gables books There are so, so many classics I have yet to read. I should make a list like that, but many are still above my kids' heads, and I find I don't do a lot of reading outside of tri related stuff, work stuff, and read-aloud to the kids. We have read Anne of Green Gables though, and loved it! The PBS mini-series is pretty great. Oooooooohhhhh...aaaaaaaahhhhh...a year of CS Lewis I did not know about the AoGG sequel or the continuing story. I think we may need to be separated Quite possibly AoGG the Sequel covers Anne of Avonlea and Anne of the Island - in a kinda mash-up; and then the continuing story is "theoretically" the rest of the series - but the director was very liberal with it from what I remember |
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